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After all, as education reformers would observe, if only three percent of the garbage in
L.A. were being picked up, there would be rioting in the streets,” said Foote. While race
played a role in the conflict, it was just one piece in the complicated reality of life,
survival and education in Los Angeles—a story that traverses racial lines.
Though Dorsey has not witnessed conflict like that at Locke, it faces similar
challenges. Despite a presence of high performing students and faculty, the school has
also been home to waning test scores and a marred reputation, due to a history of gang
violence and a decline in academic excellence.
As a result, Dorsey has been placed on the Public School Choice List, which
makes it eligible for a “charter school takeover” in which a charter school company could
gain control of the school. The deadline to bid for control of Dorsey is March 31. Faculty,
parents and students are now rallying together to improve test scores and present a plan
for restructuring in order to save their school and become a symbol of success for all of
its students.
Object Description
| Title | Dorsey High School: a lesson in transformation |
| Author | Kirkland, LeTania R. |
| Author email | letania.kirkland@gmail.com; letania_kirkland@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Print Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-28 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-05-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gutierrez, Felix |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Celis, William Wilson, Fracille |
| Abstract | Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles is at a crossroads. The school serves a community that, for decades, has been hailed as one of the largest historically black enclaves in the city. However, as migration throughout Los Angeles continues, what was once a predominately African-American community is almost equally Latino. This dramatic shift is mirrored at Dorsey, which some students and faculty call a segregated campus. However, there are others who believe the school has the potential to overcome stereotypes of so-called black/brown tension in Los Angeles. Dorsey’s faculty is working to create cohesion on campus and effectively serve the ever-changing community that it serves. |
| Keyword | Dorsey High School; Los Angeles; race; class; demographics; south Los Angeles; immigration; education |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 2000/2011 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3890 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Kirkland, LeTania R. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Kirkland-4459 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Kirkland-4459.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 7 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 4 After all, as education reformers would observe, if only three percent of the garbage in L.A. were being picked up, there would be rioting in the streets,” said Foote. While race played a role in the conflict, it was just one piece in the complicated reality of life, survival and education in Los Angeles—a story that traverses racial lines. Though Dorsey has not witnessed conflict like that at Locke, it faces similar challenges. Despite a presence of high performing students and faculty, the school has also been home to waning test scores and a marred reputation, due to a history of gang violence and a decline in academic excellence. As a result, Dorsey has been placed on the Public School Choice List, which makes it eligible for a “charter school takeover” in which a charter school company could gain control of the school. The deadline to bid for control of Dorsey is March 31. Faculty, parents and students are now rallying together to improve test scores and present a plan for restructuring in order to save their school and become a symbol of success for all of its students. |
